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The Summerville News
SUMMERVILLE, GA.
(O. J. ESPY, Editor-Manager, 1911-38.)
Official Organ of Chattooga County.
DAVID T. ESPY, Editor & Manager.
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One Year $1.50
Six Months 75
Three Months 50
Published Every Thursday by
THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO.
Entered at the Postoffice at Summerville,
Ga., as Second-Class Mail Matter.
It is always easier to make a bill than
to pay it.
People are afraid of what they do not
understand.
The maker of rules should be the fore
most observer of them.
Nobody is too old to learn, but many
of us are too lazy to study.
The ole swimmin’ hole will soon be the
scene of considerable activity.
Yesterday is gone and tomorrow has
not arrived; so why not live today ?
War can be avoided whenever all lead
ing nations desire to avoid conflict.
Styles might improve if designers were
compelled to wear their creations.
It is amazing how many excuses a
tightwad can advance for not spending
money.
Who can remember when Sunday used
to be, in the strictest sense, a day of
worship?
The main question in Europe is whe
ther Hitler can get as much as he wants
without fighting.
Before eugenics will make much prog
ress summer nights, under southern skies,
must be abolished.
If you keep your mouth shut long
enough and tight enough, people will sus
pect that you have brains.
It’s a foolish man who gets mad with a
newspaper because he doesn’t like the
news that it prints.
The Japanese Government, it appears,
is looking for another place to defend
itself from invasion.
What you think about another peirson
is no more important than what the oth
er person thinks about you.
A. democratic state cannot be a suc
cess when the majority of i|s people ex
pect the Governmeiit to do more for
them than they do for the Government.
Many a businessman thinks he has the
solution for all public problems, when, as
a matter of fact, he is only concerned
with the permanency of his profits.
Manufacturers who clamor for the
Government to get out of the way of bus
iness would ibe the first to howl if the
Government took them at their word and
abolished the tariff.
Neither the national nor the individual
can balance a budget by spending money,
but sometimes, in both cases, the spending
of money is necessary regardless of in
come or budget.
People who inherit money are divided
into two classes: (a) the spendthrifts and
(b) the tightwads.
Will War Come?
THE PROBABILITY of war in Europe
continues to engage the attention of
the American people. Nearly everyone
wants to know whether there will be a
war and the answers are somewhat con
flicting.
Those who look for war assume that
Hitler is bent upon establishing a great
German empire and that his expansion
will inevitably meet with resistance,
which will begin a great struggle. Some
even believe that the beginning of war
depends solely upon Hitler’s conclusions
as to Germany’s chance to win.
Another argument, frequently heard, is
that the internal condition of Germany
has reached such a point that the col
lapse is a question of time. This being
so, the argument is that before permit
ting such a collapse the German leaders
will risk a war.
On the side of those who maintain that
no war is near, the argument is that if
Hitler and Mussolini had intended to
fight the democratic nations, they would
have done so; the theory being that
Great Britaiin and France, through vast
rearmament programs, are catching up
with the dictator states and that every
week sees them gain in relative strength.
Consequently, those who accept this rea
soning say that if Hitler and Mussolini
had intended a test of strength, they
would have taken advantage of their su
periority during the past six months,
those who do not expect a war, is the
thought that the economic condition of
Another line of thought, advanced by
Germany is so bad that it would be hope
less for Hitler to attempt a war. Al
ready, it is pointed out, there is a scar
city of food, a? well as raw materials 1
Gold is virtually non-existent and the fi
nances of the nation seem hopeless. The
argument is that Germany today cannot
withstand a-naval blockade, that she can
not expect a short, quick and successful
war and that, therefore, knowing that
defeat is certain in a long war, the Ger
man leaders will not start to fight.
So run some of the arguments in the
debate. Nobody knows what is going to
take place in Europe. War or peace de
pend upon what Mr. Hitler determines to
do. Nobody knows what he has in his
mind. Consequently, no one can tell whe
ther there is going to be war or not.
The reader is perhaps entitled to the
editor’s opinion. In this case, we frankly
admit that the prospect for peace is im
proved over what it was when 1939 be
gan. However, in view of all the condi
tions in Europe and especially the fe
verish race to rearm, we incline to the
belief that war is only a question of time.
Letter To the Editor
To The Editor of The News:
Dear Sir:—Thank you for allowing us
the privilege of expressing our opinions
in regard to the sales tax.
I am a Georgian and in favor of the
sales tax with taxes lowered on personal
property.
Although our home was to be exempt
our taxes were higher in 1938 than in
1937.
The rent cotton on our farms would
not pay our fertilizer bills and taxes.
We are proud of our fearless senator,
Mr. Brinson, because we feel -that he
means to be fair and just to all. He
realizes the great burden which is placed
upon the property owners and knows
that the merchants and corporations are
benefitted by the incomes from the fruit
of the land.
He wishes to co-operate with the
teachers so that they might receive their
pay. For who in their case wants to
work without recompense?
Property tax in Alabama and other
neighboring states, I am informed, are
very moderate and the majority of the
better class of people favor the sales tax.
We don’t want a sales tax added to
our already too high property tax and
wish to commend Representative Cook
for remaining silent if this is the plan
of the legislature.
There are a group of people who pay
scarcely any taxes from the cradle to
the grave and I think it is high time
for them to assume some <|f the' respon
sibility of educating their Children, run
ning the courts, etc.
Yours for better city, county, state
and national government.
FAY B. BUSBIN.
Lyerly, Ga.
To The Editor of The News:
I heartily commend your action in
your effort to ascertain the opinion of
the people upon the question, and this
expressed opinion of so many citizens
should certainly have some weight upon
those whom we have sent to Atlanta to
represent us in the general assembly.
I am opposed to any new taxes, and
especially are we opposed to a sales tax
on the necessities of life. We are
already paying indirect taxes on prac
tically everything we buy, and a sales
tax really means a form of double tax
ing the same articles. Don’t place more
people on relief rolls by fixing it so that
their little allowance of money will
still give them less to eat and wear.
Put this sales tax question to a vote
of the people of Georgia and we will
have no sales tax. L. C. SMITH.
Summerville, Ga.
To the Editor of The News:
I have never voted on anything—just
old and careless.
Buit I am a taxpayer of Chattooga
county, of Bartow county, Georgia, also
of the city of Greer, S. ,C. This tax is
alarming and very wrong. When I get
in my little rents and pay my tax, I
scarcely have anything to live on—a very
scanty living—and really nothing to
keep up a farm on or put a roof on an
old building.
I think the governor of our state has
acted very UNWISE in the first place,
I and, second, WISE in cutting off those
enormous salaries and so many employes
that really are not necessary. I say no
more tax—especially for the poor little
farming class.
MRS. IDA BALLENGER,
Subligna, Ga.
P. S.: My tax was higher last year
than ever before, even with a few dollars
exemption on house and four acres.
“GOOD WILL MOTORCADE”
The DeSoto State park, located five
miles south of Mentone, on top of Look
out mountain, will be officially opened
May 24. This park has been built by the
OCC camp and is opened to the general
public for use in the form of sponsoring
activities, picnic groups and camping fa
cilities.
On May 23, there will be a good-will
tour by citizens from Alabama who will
arrive in Summerville around 11 o’clock
with a group of approximately twenty
five cars. The city officials and the city
organizations are planning to meet the
motorcade at the city limits and extend
to them official greetings. They will park
in front of the courthouse for a few mo
ments and receive official greetings from
the city of Summerville and then move
on with their good-will tour. It is urged
that many citizens will be present to
extend these friends a genial Georgia
welcome at this time.
The new DeSoto Park facilities are
free and open to all who will use same.
The high school softball team, coached
by Ben McCollunifi defeated a team
coached by K. K. Blalock Wednesday
afternoon, 24 to 9, at the high school
diamond,
THE SUMMERVILLE NEWS: THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1989
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Federal Aid Project No. 2 (5) Ct. 1 & 2
County of Chattooga
Sealed proposals will be rv<ceived by
the State Highway Board of Georgia at
the General Office at No. 2 Capitol
Square, Atlanta, Georgia, until 10 a.m.
Central Daylight Saving time, June 2,
1939, for furnishing all labor, material,
equipment and other things necessary for
the construction of 4.458 miles of Surface
Treated road and a Bridge at Raccoon
Creek localted in Chattooga County on
what is locally known as the Summer
ville-Menlo road. Beginning at the end
of the present paving at the city limits
of Summerville, Ga., and extending 4.480
miles toward Menlo, Ga., otherwise known
as Federal Aid Project 2 (5) Ct. 1 4 2
in Chattooga County. The work will be
let in Two contracts.
The Approximate Quantities For Road
way Contract 1 Are As Follows:
48.657 Acres Clearing and Grubbing
(Lump Sum).
7209 Cu. Yds. Unclassified excavation
and borrow Incl. excv. below
subgrade.
1050 Cu. Yds. Ditch Excavation.
30 Lin. Ft. 15” Pipe SD.
60 Lin. Ft. 18” Pipe SD.
8 Lin. Ft. 18” Cone. Pipe CD Ext.
10 Lin. Ft. Culvert Pipe removed
CD.
40 Lin. Ft. Culvert Pipe removed
and relaid SD.
25.57 Cu. Yds. Cl. ‘B’ Concrete Head
walls.
3.178 Cu. Yds. Cl. ‘B’ Concrete remov
ed —Headwalls, endwalls and col
lars.
30 Lbs Bar Reinforcing Stdel.
50546 Sq. Yds. Grassing shoulders.
1 Each Cone, drop inlets Std. 1001
Mod. H.4’ or less.
106.66 Sq. Yds. Reinforced concrete ap
proach slab.
70 Sq. Yds. Grouted Rip Rap.
10 Sq. Yds. Grouted Rip Rap re
moved.
20 Sq. Yds. Solid Sod Ditch Flume.
1544 Sq. Yds. Sod Ditch Checks.
3086 Lin. Ft. Spreader Boards.
2828 Lin. Ft. Guard Rail with Type
C Cone. Posts.
963 Lin. Ft. Guard Rail retnoved.
2 Each Concrete Spillways Type 3.
14 Lin. Ft. Concrete slope drain.
4.209 Miles Preparation of Base.
8787 Cu. Yds. Chert Base Matl.—Ad-
ditional and full depth.
19630. Gals. Bituminous Prime.
21423 Gals. Holt application bitumi
nous material.
21423 Gals. Seal application bituminous
material.
1341 Tons Coarse Aggregate cover ma
terial.
537 Tons Fine aggregate cover mate
rial.
85928 Sq. Yds. Finishing & Dressing.
2343 Cu. Yds. Selected material
shoulder construction.
1498 Cu. Yds. Stabilizer Aggregat'd.
7383 U. Yds. Overhaul on stabilizer
aggregate.
2343 U. Yds. Overhaul on selected ma
terial shoulder construction.
500 Sq. Yds. Plain rip rap.
The Approximate Quantities for Bridge
Contract 2 Are As Follows:
180 Cu. Yds. Class ’A’ Concrete.
31000 Lbs Bar reinforcing Steel.
LUMP SUM Structural Steel.
124 Cu Yds. Excavation No. 1.
13 Cu. Yds. Excavation No. 2?
1500 Cu. Yds. Channel Excavation.
0.278 Acres Clearing and Grubbing
(Lump Sum).
LUMP SUM Removal of existing struc
tures.
Said work shall begin within tdn (10)
days after formal execution of Contract
and Contract No. 1 shall be completed
within 120 working days and Contract
No. 2 within 120 working days. When
contract has been executed, written no
tice shall be given the Contractor, at
which time, and not before, work may
be started.
Contract executed pursuant to this No
tice is binding on the State Highway De
partment, as such. Said contract will not
create liability, express or implied,
against the undersigned members of the
State Highway Board as individuals, ei
ther separately or collectively; nor
against any employee of the State High
way Board or the State Highway Depart
ment, in his or her individual capacity.
The minimum wages to be paid under
this contract shall be the amounts set
out in the labor provisions included in
the proposal. The attention of bidders is
directed to the Special Provisions cover
ing employment of labor, methods of
construction, subletting or assigning the
contract and to the use of Domestic Ma
terials.
Plans and Specifications are on file at
the office of the undersigned at Atlanta,
and at Rome, Ga., and at the office of
the Board of Counity Commissioners of
Chattooga County at Summerville, Ga.,
where they may be inspected free of
charge. Copies of the plans may be ob
tained upon payment in advance of the
sum of $4.35 for Contract No. 1 and
$1.35 for Contract No. 2. Copies of the
General Specifications may be obtained
upon payment in advance of the sum of
$2.50. which sums will not be refunded.
Proposals must be submitted on regu
lar forms, which will be supplied by the
undersigned, and may be obtained by a
payment, in advance, of $5.00 for each
proposal issued. When the proposal is
submitted, it must be accompanied by a
certified check, cashier’s check, negotia
ble United States Bonds, or other accep
table security in the amount of $1700.00
for Contract No. 1 and $500.00 for con
tract No. 2, and must be plainly marked
‘Proposal for Road Construction,’ County
and Number, and show the time of open
ing as advertised. Check of the low bid
der will be cashed and all other checks
will be returned as soon as the contract si
awarded, unless it is deemed advisable by
the State Highway Board to hold one or
more checks- If ao unusual condition
Comments on Sales Tax
Some of the comments on the sales tax
from the voters who are sending in bal
lots in The News’ straw ballot to see if
the people of Georgia want a sales tax,
follows:
For the Sales Tax:
“We favor a sales tax if personal prop
erty tax is lowered.”
“We asked for this program and con
sider a sales tax the most equitable way
to pay for it.”
“When Mississippi first put on sales
tax the merchants were biterly opposed to
it . Now, since the state is out of debt
they praise it. Does not hurt anyone.
“Repeal homestead exemption.”
One voter sent in a ballot and did not
vote for or against the sales tax.
Against the Sales Tax:
“I think the state should cut expense
in other ways as it used to be.”
“Cut state/ expense.”
“No, a thousand times no.”
“Everything but a sales tax.”
“Taxes are too heavy now. I favor fur
ther reduction.”
“Most unfair tax on earth.”
“No more taxes for Georgia.”
“I do not favor any new or addition
al taxes.”
“It would put a hardship on the lower
class of people and wage earners. Put a
tax on people who are able to pay it.”
“I think they should cut out every of
fice possible instead.”
“No more tax. I can't sell land for its
worth, and can't get old-age pension eith
er. Tax rich people and give the widows
and orphans plenty of bread, at least.”
SALES TAX BALLOT.
In the straw vote conducted by The
News during the past week on the pro
posed sales tax, approximately 74 per
cent, of the voteirs expressed themselves
as being against the tax, and, while the
vote was lighter than The News had an
ticipated, it appears to be a very- good
indication as to the way the people
stand upon the question.
In another column we are publishing
a few comments made by the different
voters, and these vidws make good read
ing. We trust more of our readers will
vote during the next week and we also
invite brief comments from our readers
on the subject.
Be sure to vote, but also be sure that
your vote reaches The News by noon next
Wednesday, May 24, when the straw
vote will close.
arises, the State Highway Board reserves
the right to eash all cheeks. Bidders Bond
will not be accepted. . _
Bond will be required of the successful
bidder as required by law. The bond
must be written by a licensed Georgia
Agent in a company licensed to write
Surety Bonds in the State of Georgia,
and be accompanied by a certificate from
the Department of Industrial Relations
that the Contractor is complying with the
Georgia Workmen’s Compensation act.
Contracts will not be awarded to con
tractors who have not been placed on the
list of qualified contractors prior to the
date of award. No proposal will be issued
to any bidder later than 12 noon, Cen
tral Daylight Saving time of the day
prior to the date of opening bids.
LICENSE REQUIREMENT: Propo
sals will be issued to qualified contrac
tors, but no project will be awarded to
any contractor unless he secures a li
cense to engage in the business of Gen
eral Contracting from the Licensing
Board for Contractors, State of Georgia,
as provided in an Act approved by the
Governor on March 30, 1937.
Every contractor applying for propo
sals must submit at the same time on a
form which will be supplied by the un
dersigned, a statement of his contracts on
hand. ,
All bids must show totals for each
item and total amount of bid. Right is
reserved in the undersigned to delay the
award of the contract for a period not
to exceed thirty (30) days from the date
of opening bids, during which period bids
shall remain open and not subject to
withdrawal. Right is also reserved in the
undersigned to reject any and all bids
and to waive all formalities.
Upon compliance with the requirements
of the Standard Specifications, Ninety
(90) per cent, of the amount of work
done in any calendar month will be paid
for by the 25th day of the succeeding
month provided that payrolls have been
submitted as required and the remainder
within thirty (30) days after the Final
Estimate is approved by the Engineer.
This the 16th day of May. 1939.
STATE HIGHWAY BOARD
OF GEORGIA,
W. L. MILLER. Chairman
J. L. GILLIS, Member
H. H. WATSON, Member
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Majors, of Atlanta,
are the proud parents of two sons, who
were born May 7 and have been named
James Spencer and John Edward.
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Miss Sarah Majors is spending sever
al days in Atlanta.
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Mrs. F. A. Echols and daughter,
Frankie and Jchnnette, visited in the
home of Mrs. J. S. Majors Sunday.
DEATHS
MRS. MATTIE LUE AKINS TIBBS
Mrs. Mattie Lue Akins Tibbs. 28, died
at her home west of Summerville, near
the fish hatchery, Thursday, May 11, at
9:15 p.m. Mrs. Tibbs was born and rear
ed in Chattooga county, near Lyerly.
She had been in bad health and confined
to her bed for several months.
She is survived by her husband, Hor
ace Tibbs, and two sons.
Funeral services were conducted from
Perennial Springs Baptist church Fridav
afternoon at 2 o’clock, by the Rpv. MeEl
roy. Interment in Trion cemetery. Trioi)
Department etore charge.
| GOODWILL
I Conservatively speaking, 90 per
cent, of our new business conies
to us through the influence of our
present customers. We feel that
| this fact is evidence of our desire
and ability to render a helpful
service. We are deeply apprecia
tive of the good will of our many
customers who recommend us to
others.
| FARMERS & MERCHANTS
| Open 8:30 a. m. BANK CLOSE 3:00 p. m.
Make Our Bank Your Bank—Use Blue Checks
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
j State-County-City-Depository
NOTICE
The following Chattooga County War
rants are called for payment:
GENERAL FUND: All warrants issued
during the year 1938 registered prior to
November 23, 1938.
BRIDGE FUND: All warrants issued
during 1938 registered prior to Novem
ber 7, 1938.
PAUPER FUND: All warrants issued
during 1938 registered prior to October
22, 1938.
Farmers & Merchants Bank
County Depository
j= SALES TAX
DO CHATTOOGA VOTERS FAVOR A SALES TAX?
X
The News is in receipt of numerous requests to spon
sor a straw ballot to determine whether Chattooga
county voters favor a sales tax or not. We would like
to have the opinion of our readers regarding this mat
ter, and ask them to fill out the blank below and mail
or bring to The News office. (Ballots will be held
strictly confidential and names will not be published.)
( ) I FAVOR A SALES TAX.
( ) I DO NOT FAVOR A SALES TAX
NAME
REMARKS
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lide, someone must pay for the ' damage
done. The cost of accidents comes much
higher than the cost of insurance! Let this
agency protect you with Automobile Insur-
I ance that fills every requirement. j
I Summerville Insurance Agency (
Office: 109 N. Commerce St. j
Phone 371 Summerville